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Random question about Super Serial Cards

I have a question about Super Serial Card support on software such as ProTERM, Ascii Express, Agate, ADTPro, etc.

Does the software use the ROM on the card, or even check for the ROM on the card, when using the Super Serial Card?  Most of the logic on the SSC is to handle the paging of the ROM banks, and if the ROM is not needed for most software, a vastly simplified card with just a 65SC51 and line drivers could be used.  It seems to me for software that has its own drivers the 65SC51 registers would be accessed directly and the ROM would not be necessary.

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Super Serial Card Layout

For those that are interested, I revised Joshua Thompson's Super Serial Card build.  I revised it to be 2 layer rather than 4 layer, and to use a 1.8432 MHz crystal and Pierce oscillator rather than a self-contained oscillator.

The project is a fork of the original project at:

 

http://www.github.com/profdc9/ssc

 

and the original is at

 

https://github.com/jmthompson/ssc

 

 

 

 

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How to Record Sound while playing games

I'm new to the Apple IIe World so I'm hoping there is an easy answer.

 

I'm recording my gameplay and I have no problem recording video but how do I record the sound?

 

Thanks, 

FFD

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Apple RGB color Monitor for Apple IIgs modded from 110 to 220V

Greetings. I want to get an Apple RGB color monitor for my IIgs. They are very hard to find in the EU area, with EU 220-240V specs. So I was wondering, is it possible to get one meant for USA market, 110-120V spec, and mod it to 220-240V? What would that entail? I know I can use a step-down transformet but I would like to do a permanent internal mod. Is it possible? Are there any guides etc around? Thanks for your answers.

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Making your Apple II useful as a *nix terminal

Hi all,

 

In my spare time, I've been messing around with getting my II+ talking with a Raspberry Pi running Raspbian (a Debian Linux distrib) as a terminal. To my surprise, I have actually carved out some success in doing so, despite the II+ being more or less barely able to do so.

 

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Apple IIgs modem cable

I have what I believe is a null modem cable for my iigs. (It works with ADTPro) I got a modem that is 9pin. I can get this to work on my PC with a usb to 9 pin adapter. So I know the modem works.

As it is with the cable I have that is 8pin to db9 I cannot get the modem to work.

I want to build a cable that will connect to the null modem cable on the db9 side and re-wire it so it will work with the modem which is a db9 connector on it. It is a serial to wifi modem board.  

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Apple IIe ram issue

Hi, I have an unenhanced (I think) IIe with ram problems.

 

Booting with Closed Apple key pressed only shows "RAM:".

Shouldn't it display some numbers after RAM?

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Microsoft Language Card

Hello group,I recently repaired a faulty Microsoft Language card that was locking the system up, reading disks incorrectly or not reading them at all. System worked fine with the card removed. The card had 3 bad TTLs. Both LS367s and the LS86. I replaced both tantilums as well. Now the card passed diagnostics and worked fine. Today I noticed it was doing the same thing it did before. Not loading programs correctly, locking the system up, intermittently not reading disks it just read. I removed the card and the system works fine.

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Does Anyone Have a Spare Apple IIe Platinum Keyboard?

My Apple IIe platinum keyboard just failed on me. Does anyone out there happen to have a spare they'd be willing to sell me at a reasonable price? I'd really like to get back to gaming on my apple.

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Are 8116 proper replacement of 4116 ?

Hey, quick one (for once)

 

In my Apple II Europlus i've got all RAM stock (with apple logo and copyright 1980)

Interestingly, one of them is not a 4116 but a 8116

 

According to specs, this is not a 12V/5V DRAM so I find it odd that it's mixed in the middle of 4116 from "the factory".

 

Could anyone more experienced than I am explain if these chips are indeed compatible/swapable ?

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